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Countess of Warwick Elizabeth <I>Hamilton</I> Clerk

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Countess of Warwick Elizabeth Hamilton Clerk

Birth
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death
24 Feb 1800 (aged 79)
Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Burial
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
In Duke of Ormond's vault in King Henry 7th's chapel in Westminster Abbey
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Daughter of Lord Archibald Hamilton and his second wife, Lady Jane Hamilton, a royal mistress.


Married:

1 Francis Greville, Earl of Warwick, on 15 May 1742, sep 1760, died 1773

2 Lieut. Col. Robert Clerk in Feb 1774


She embarked on an affair with Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Clerk (c.1720 – 1797), a British engineer officer, prior to the year 1760. They later lived in Clerk House, Marylebone, newly designed for the couple by architect Robert Adam. Both Clerk and Elizabeth were quietly married in the English Ambassador's Chapel in Paris in February 1774.


Children:

Louisa Augusta Greville 1743-

Frances Elizabeth Greville 1744-1825

Charlotte Mary Greville 1745-1763

George Greville, Earl Brooke 1746-1816

Isabella Greville 1748-1748

Charles Francis Greville 1749-1809

Robert Fulke Greville, Knight 1751-1824

Anne Greville 1760-1783


Buried 6 Mar 1800.


Research and bio by LB

Daughter of Lord Archibald Hamilton and his second wife, Lady Jane Hamilton, a royal mistress.


Married:

1 Francis Greville, Earl of Warwick, on 15 May 1742, sep 1760, died 1773

2 Lieut. Col. Robert Clerk in Feb 1774


She embarked on an affair with Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Clerk (c.1720 – 1797), a British engineer officer, prior to the year 1760. They later lived in Clerk House, Marylebone, newly designed for the couple by architect Robert Adam. Both Clerk and Elizabeth were quietly married in the English Ambassador's Chapel in Paris in February 1774.


Children:

Louisa Augusta Greville 1743-

Frances Elizabeth Greville 1744-1825

Charlotte Mary Greville 1745-1763

George Greville, Earl Brooke 1746-1816

Isabella Greville 1748-1748

Charles Francis Greville 1749-1809

Robert Fulke Greville, Knight 1751-1824

Anne Greville 1760-1783


Buried 6 Mar 1800.


Research and bio by LB



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  • Maintained by: Billy Budd
  • Originally Created by: Todd Whitesides
  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196836753/elizabeth-clerk: accessed ), memorial page for Countess of Warwick Elizabeth Hamilton Clerk (22 Aug 1720–24 Feb 1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 196836753, citing Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England; Maintained by Billy Budd (contributor 51223934).